Endpoint Cyber Security Engineer

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role Duties and Responsibilities  

• Provide NATO-wide support on endpoint protection solution, such as anti-malware, removable device control, Data Loss Prevention, disk wiping and Hard-Drive encryption solutions. 

• Follow the software life cycle management (such as release, testing, distribution and maintenance) of a variety of enterprise endpoint protection tools. 

• Formulates and tests the settings and produces installation and configuration guidelines used by NATO sites or NATO nations. 

• Participate in the development of configuration, installation and user guideline. 

• Monitor the IT security threat landscape (mainly malware trends) and emerging security protection products. 

• Undertake configurations checks to ensure the enforcement of COMPUSEC measures, directives and procedures for endpoint protection on NATO CIS. 

• Provide advice and technical assistance to NATO CIS administrators and IT Security officers in the area of endpoint protection. 

• Provide NCSC with security analyst support to Security Incident Handling. 

• Update and supports software settings and configuration guidelines for NATO CIS. 

• Review documents to be published or provided to NCIA customers as part of projects deliverables. 

• Provide cyber security consultancy and advice to projects, plans and teams. 

• Coordinate with systems and network administrators in support of security architecture requirements 
• On a day to day basis work to meet the team's objectives. 

Essential Skills and Experience 

• Extensive practical experience with Trellix antimalware security controls like ePO and ENS at least for 4 years. 

• Prior experience in maintenance, operations and troubleshooting of Trellix products at least for 4 years 

• Managing the life cycle of Trellix products: 

• Tracking and testing new releases 

• Updating and managing the current configuration to ensure best industry standards and organisational security requirements are met 

• Updating the current documentation 

• Co-ordinate and support implementation of required changes. 

• Lead the change management process. 

• Familiar with expert rules editing and writing in ENS. 

• Practical hands-on experience in systems and tools administration in Windows environment. 

• Troubleshooting of Windows infrastructures. 

• Support troubleshooting of Trellix products across the enterprise. 

• Develop documentation and configuration for Trellix products. 

• Liaise with vendor and provide third level support. 

• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of computer and communication security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications. 

• Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly and successfully articulate complex issues to a variety of audiences and teams. 
• Demonstrable ability to work autonomously and proactively, to understand the NCSC chain of command and to follow internal processes. 

Desirable Skills and Experience 

• Good level and previous experience with at least one of the following (referred later as Trellix products): 

• Trellix Drive encryption 

• Trellix File and Removable Media Protection (FRP) 

• Trellix Data Loss Prevention 

• Trellix Application and Change Control 

• Good understanding of the constraints related to IT systems on NATO networks 

• Troubleshooting of Linux infrastructures. 
• Experience with implementation projects within NATO and/or National military organizations 

Working Location 

• Mons, Belgium 

Working Policy 

• On-Site 

Travel 

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required 

Security Clearance 

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance 

We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.